AN urgent warning is asking people to be aware of an eerie Google Voice scam that’s targeting online shoppers – are you at risk?
With the holidays right around the corner, consumers should be wary of the countless scams that will try to swindle you out of your money.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued a warning to residents of a scam involving Google Voice.
The scam targets users who post in online marketplaces as the thieves pose as buyers.
The goal is to get verification codes to create Google Voice accounts in your name.
By doing this, the scammers can use it to spoof your number and trick people into sending them money.
Moody shared a Consumer Alert warning to Floridians about the scam, calling it one of the top scams of 2022.
“Scammers who successfully create a fraudulent Google Voice number can be difficult to detect—as all paths will lead back to the victim’s primary phone number, not the scammer’s,” read a press release from Moody’s office.
According to the release, if a fraudster knows more information about the victim it could lead to even more harm.
Moody’s office offers several tips to avoid identity theft such as never sharing verification codes with anyone, being wary of deals that seem too good to be true, and not moving conversations about potential transactions from an online marketplace to a phone conversation.
Moody is also calling for residents to…
